#nablopomo #nablopomoed Day 14 The best thing about my PLN is… The best thing about my personal learning network / neighborhood is the relationships. We follow each other on Twitter and in blogs, Google hangout on topics of interest, and join…

#nablopomoed Day 12 On “Off” days, I usually plan for a project, unless it’s a family holiday. A project is some long-term curriculum project, a unit I’d like to create to meet standards and student needs for learning and…

Day 11 #nablopomo #nablopomoed Veterans Day Veterans Day is a day of reflection for the men and women who served to protect our country in the armed services. My brother, three uncles, and numerous cousins are among those who…

On Saturdays, we rest. Saturdays are our favorite, my husband and I. They are mornings of rest and review, sharing and showing our past week. We tweet and share; find a blog and share; maybe watch a video [ TED…

Day 8 Fridays always end with a pleasant good-bye and smiles on most students’ faces as they head home for the weekend. Fridays always result in a sigh of relief for a good week and for a short break. Fridays…

Day 7 Today in class I explained a little about grading, not realizing this prompt today. Two of my students were upset at the question today because they were unsure of the answer. I reminded them that I would be…

#nablopomoed Day 6 On the way to school today I noticed how light it was now that we are on Daylight Savings Time; I’d rather have the daylight after school. I noticed that it was warmer than the supposed forecast…

Blog a day… November 5 Tuesday If Tuesdays were sweet, they’d be caramels, soft and sweet cubes of info we need, in bite-sized bits easily understood, dissolving slowing into a creative expression of new delights. And if Tuesday is election…

I look forward to Mondays because it’s the start of the week, the chance to regather our teams and move forward with a better focus. I look forward to Mondays because of the stories from the students that make us…

Need a challenge for November? BLOGGING (See next section for MICRO-BLOGGING) I’m not sure if National Blog Post Month is official, but I signed up here. I’ve seen #nablowrimo and #nablopomo tags, so the challenge is on for me at…

Have you read Verena Roberts post yet? Did you congratulate her on receiving the iNACOL Innovative Practice award . You know she acknowledges it is because “of all of you out there who supported and helped facilitate open classroom projects over the last…

Yes. I’m applying my creative endeavors to the written word this month. I’m letting the thoughts in my mind have voice. My students and I are reading Out of My Mind by Susan Draper. We are holding onto the idea…

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Read within these posts a technology journey in a middle school language arts media class as well as my own professional development through tech play.

Technology is a tool to expand one’s connections in the world, build learning communities, and empower others to do the same. It can be welcoming, inclusive, and collaborative as well as a vehicle for learning about the world together.